War (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 3) by S. D. Perry, Randy Stradley
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Book Reviews of War (Aliens Vs. Predator, Book 3)
Book Review: More Predator Pulp
Summary: 3 Stars
I used to love these books when I was a kid. Upon reading them now I begin to wonder where the brilliance is that I originally saw. Maybe now that I'm older and a bit more refined pulp like this doesn't appeal to me much anymore. Still, there's a couple of interesting bits in this book. But not much.
I've never read the graphic novel on which it's based and it also seems to be a continuation from an Aliens graphic novel too as characters introduced at the beginning seem to have quite a bit of back-story.
Nothing really happens in this. Almost all of the pages are filled with a build-up to a big fight that never really happens. It just kinda fizzles out. No big epic battle, no big plot twist. No reason to read it really. It is, however, better than the wanton AvP film. A brick in the face is better than that.
Pick this up only at a charity shop.
Book Review: Pretty quick read...
Summary: 3 Stars
I just bought this book saturday and I already breezed right through it. I really wish it was a little longer...almost every scene in the story seemed fast paced.
Yes, there were some parts of the book that I liked; the character Machiko was pretty likeable, but that's about it.
There weren't to many other characters in the story that you could get attached to.
I also didn't like how the 'Predator' characters were written; almost as if they were "chauvinistic" men. But I guess it made sense(in a way), given that Machiko was both human and a woman; so you gotta add some conflict of discrimination.
It's not a bad a book... if you're a 'die-hard' fanatic of AVP you're probably like it a lot. But if you're new to the franchise, I recommend you read the first book and pick up this copy later; that is, if you're interested in finding out what happens after 'Prey.'
Book Review: Major plot hole!!
Summary: 3 Stars
Of course, the first one is always best. The second was alright. This one isn't bad either, just has a major plot hole. I think the difference between this book and book 1&2 is the action. This lacks ALOT of action that the previous books had. The real action didn't really start til the end. Anyway, this story takes place BEFORE book 2 in the timeline. This should have been book 2 instead. Bottom line, I only recommend this book if you're a HARDCORE AvP reader and curious to know what happened to Noguchi before Hunters Planet. But I warn you, you will be disappointed because of the MAJOR plothole.Book Review: good but seriously flawed
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a good book, but it has some serious flaws. First, as another reviewer noted, the preds are shown to be nothing but bloodthirsty murderers, not honorable hunters. Unlike most of you, i actually liked Hunters Planet, and feel that if Dark Horse is going to print the series, it should hold to continuity. I was therefore disappointed in the changes made in the history from book two to three. Good character development, good action sequences, and a decent plot give it 3/5 for me. I recommend it and the two others in the series (and I agree w/ the other reviewers that one is the best).Book Review: Continuity is seriously lacking
Summary: 2 Stars
For any of you who have read the trilogy you know what I am talking about. I was disappointed in A/P War because I was expecting it to take off from book 2 (Hunters Planet), which it did not, even in the least. It looks as if the author of Hunters Planet, David Bischoff, read the first book (Prey) and did his homework but Perry didn't follow and read HP. The continuity is strikingly lacking, right down to one character that was killed off in HP miraculously reappearing in War just to be killed off again. There are other examples like the non-mentioning of characters from HP, Noguchi's experiences in HP, and so forth but I think you get the idea. I found Hunters Planet to be full of action and was really expecting the story to carry on into War. I should have quit after Hunters Planet.